The Water subseries includes material related to the Safe State Drinking Water Act (SSDRA), Clean Water Act, Great Lakes Initiative (GLI), Hudson River - Westway (Long Island), State Safe Drinking Water Act (SSDWA), Proposition 65, Long Island Sound Study (LISS), lakes, rivers, oceans, reservoirs, and groundwater. The subseries' inclusive dates are 1930-1990 with the bulk of the subseries covering the period 1977-1989.
The subseries Land Use contains bills, correspondence, memorandums, news clippings, reports, and legislation related to floodplain management, farm use, open space, and sustainable agriculture.
The Energy subseries contains material related to the Home Insulation and Energy Conservation Program, food irradiation, appliance efficiency, state energy office, state master plan, James Bay in Quebec, and the following energy sources: coal, nuclear, solar, hydro, wind, and oil.
The Bottle Bill subseries contains correspondence, memorandums, legislative materials, testimony, and news clippings. Folders of interest include "Bottle Bill Commission, 1985", containing a report entitled "The New York Returnable Beverage Container Law: The First Year;" "Correspondence, 1977-1983;" and the folders entitled "Liter Memorandums."
The subseries Transportation contains correspondence, memorandums, news clippings, reports, statistics, and testimony related to the Westway (Long Island) project, air pollution, and Hudson River development. Related to this subseries is the material found in the Projects subseries in Series 4: Loretta Simon.
The subseries Funding contains correspondence, legislative material, news clippings, notes, and testimony related to the Environmental Bond Act, Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), Environmental Trust Fund (ETF), and Capital District Coalition.
The Hazardous Waste subseries contains bills, correspondence, case studies, fact sheets, news clippings, reports, and testimony related to storage, superfunds, siting, incineration, Toxic wastes (Asbestos, Dioxin, etc.), and low level radioactive waste. The bulk of the material in this subseries is concerned with low level radioactive waste.
Environmental Advocates' publications are arranged alphabetically by publication title. Titles of interest include the Albany Report -- the bimonthly newsletter of what is happening in New York regarding environmental issues, The Green Sheet - EA's monthly bulletin of statewide environmental activism, and the Voter's Guide. The inclusive dates are 1972-2000 with bulk dates of 1990-1998.
The Acid Rain subseries contains reports, news clippings, testimony, and legislation related to the health effects of acid rain in New York and other states.
The Miscellaneous subseries is primarily composed of legislative activity collected weekly by Environmental Advocates. Also of interest in this subseries is the material related to Citizen Suits.
The subseries Solid Waste Management contains bills, correspondence, news clippings, published material, regulations, and reports related to the Albany New York Solid Waste Energy Recovery System (ANSWERS) plant, incineration, recycling, regulations, waste reduction, land fills, solid waste management plans, and the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR).
The subseries Wetlands contains material related to coastal erosion and coastal zone management in New York.
The Publications of Others subseries is arranged alphabetically by publication title. Titles of interest include, Adirondack, AGENDA, Catskill Center News, Hudson Valley Green Times, New York Environmental News, Scenic Hudson News, and Upstate Environment (formerly Link). The inclusive dates are 1975-1994 with bulk dates of 1986-1993.
The Wildlife subseries includes material related to birds, funding, bear-dog hunting, coyotes, and wildlife management in New York.
The subseries Parks and Wilderness contains correspondence, reports, news clippings, surveys, fact sheets, bills, and legislative material related to the Adirondack Park, Catskills, Pine Barrens, rain forests, and urban parks.
The Pesticides subseries includes material related to breast cancer, chemicals (chlordane, cyclodienes, aldrin, dieldrin, diazinon), cleanup, and regulations.
The Projects subseries includes material related to various projects Loretta Simon championed while serving as project director for Environmental Advocates, such as billboards, pesticides, urban development, and transportation. The majority of material in this subseries relates to transportation. The inclusive dates are 1979 to 1997 with bulk dates of 1994-1996.
The Subject Files subseries contains Simon's notes, published materials, news clippings, and meeting minutes.
The Air subseries contains material related to the issues of air pollution, the Group Against Smog and Pollution, air quality, clean air, ozone, and low emission vehicles (LEV).
Subject Files contains material related to the issues Wasserman was involved with while working for Environmental Advocates. Highlights of this subseries include the Adirondack Park Agency, Environmental Federation of New York, New York State Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Council, State Environmental Leadership Conference, and the Governor Pataki Environmental Protection Transition Committee. Wasserman was a member of the Pataki team, served on the Lead Poisoning board, and helped plan the leadership conference.